Do any supplements help for flu?

Also -like former years- I saw and see spectacular very fast results [better the next morning!] with tincture of Portulaca in cases of flu [it maybe even that there were cases of Corona between them but I have no proof for this as I advise to start portulaca straight away in any case of "flu symptoms"
Sometimes the portulaca was combined with esberitox [by people who had this at home as well]
Many hundreds of patients have bought portulaca and I can't be that mistaken [for so many years]
If I knew how to attach a PDF I would like to do so to show you why I  based my decision to use Portulaca for flu since the last swine flu in 2009.
It is a pity that it is not being tried by others as well.
I hope full heartily that you may help spread the message.
I have whatsoever no other interest in this than to see that an easy cheap method may help so many.

I have problems with methylation (MTHFR) and NAC is helpful but it's very hard on my stomach. I take Doctor's Best, it also has some molybdenum. Not sure what to do. I ordered some glutathione but really like NAC.

As a 73 year old woman who has been very susceptible to flu and colds my entire life, I have found some things that work well, especially if I start them as soon as I feel unusually tired, achy and head achy and if I start to sneeze or get a scratchy throat. And during times of high exposure I use them as a preventative.
I use silver sol, which is more effective than colloidal silver. http://bit.ly/2FbvkF7
I add it to a bottle of water to which I also add a generous amount of elderberry. My favorit is the Vitacost brand as it is stronger and not cloyingly sweet. I sometimes also add some Fungi Perfecti immune boosting mushroom tincture. I keep a bottle of this with me throughout flu season and sip it through the day, especially if I go out in public or know I am exposed to someone who is ill. When I am vigilant using this and other supplements like olive leaf extract, Vit C, Vit D, oregano oil, and eating coconut oil (also anti viral) I do OK. I also have the silver sol in a little pump spray bottle and another nasal spray bottle for nose, throat and eyes. This year I had a little scare with a possible cancer and began drinking Essiac Tea along with my morning green tea. I learned that it is good for more than cancer and some take it as a preventative.

Been using the following successfully for years, even with our restaurant workers who work closely together in a warm and moist kitchen where infections spread like wildfire. The only person who went down was our chef who refused to use any supplements!
Purecaps Thymuplex
Echinacea/goldenseal
Vit C
Zinc lozenges
We start by doubling up dose for a couple of days (and all night, if possible) every four hours. When symptoms are under control, we drop to normal dose every 4 hrs. We find that even if the symptoms are eliminated, it’s necessary to continue on diminishing gradually or the infection will come roaring back.
Absolutely incredible. Now retired, I never travel without the combo and often find I need it.

I have had great success with Ocillicoccinum at first sign of symptoms. Sublingual. If the first dose doesn’t fix it, I do it an hour or two later, as well. It puts me to sleep and when I wake up I feel much better. Must use half hour before eating, or a couple of hours after. A helpful prevention is to take half a vial a week for 6 weeks at the beginning of the flu season,

My husband and I are almost 80 and take no medicine, except Armour thyroid and bio-identical hormones. We also take vitamins, feeling Vit. D is vital and contributes to our great health! We have not taken the flu shot for years (have had arm pains since last shot??) and just increase our D during flu season. Our research shows and our doctor recommends at our age our Vit. D count should be between 50 and 70 for optimum health. We have not had the flu or any colds for years now!!! Hopefully more doctors will become aware of the power of this little vitamin, have all their patients take a yearly Vit. D blood test, and recommend taking this essential vitamin. I know the prescriptions of drugs will decline! What a gift that would be for all!!!! (When we used to get sick, we always took Sambucol right away which worked!)

I have been taking vitamin C (500-1000 mg) zinc (50 mg) NAC, glutathione, oil of oregano (last two, more recently) for years, and I haven't had a cold OR influenza for almost 30 years. I had my first flu shot this year (test) and I noticed it increased inflammation of my joints and a strange rash on my hand.....won't be inoculated again.

I'm amazed that vitamin D has not been mentioned. My wife and I both experienced flu-like illness every (every!) February from the mid-90s through about 2005, when I learned about vitamin D. Taking enough D to keep our 25(OH)D levels around 50 ng/mL has resulted in NO flu-like illness since, in fact we have hardly any minor illness at all any more. We stopped taking flu shots about five years ago.

I've had really good success with Sambucol for symptom relief and shortened duration of colds/flu.

I have not had a viral infection for over three years. Quite an accomplishment for a guy who normally got 3-4 colds a year plus bronchitis every couple of years. The answer is Glutathione, the body's master antioxidant. Add some liposomal Vit C and you're really protected.

Yin Chiao has proven to be effective, especially when dosing begins at the first symptoms of illness. Both severity of symptoms and length of duration have shown to be lessened through use of Yin Chiao, which is derived from Honeysuckle flower.

We use a product called Flew Away by Natura. it combines. Elderberry, Propolis Gum, Forsythia, Honeysuckle, Elder, Ginger and other ingredients to provide robust immune support and can also be used to lessen the duration and severity. This is our personal experience. Some of the herbs in this combination match up with recommendations from Chinese medicine.

I have taken generic equivalents of Airborne before I fly and Zicam at first sign of a sore throat. I follow the directions until the sore throat goes away--about a half day or day. Haven't been sick for many years. I just don't ever get the flu. Just lucky I guess.

Elderberry extract has some evidence to shorten the length of influenza from 6 days to 2 days. Regular use during flu season may lower risk of contracting influenza.

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I agree with Barbara304 and Beth308, that Echinacea and/or Oscillococcinum help when I take them at the first sign of a cold or flu, I prevented getting sick several times. Both help redusing symptoms for me too.

I have taken ginseng in the past, and it interferes with my sleep. Not sure if that is a know side effect or not.

I am taking monolaurin lauriciden to prevent the flu. Also prevents cancor sores.

I have used Astragulus and Andrographis for years and have not gotten the flu since 1984. There are also many other things you can do to prevent the flu, such as regular chiropractic care (increases immune response), moderate exercise, eating a diet rich in phytonutrients, sunshine, stress reduction....

For the past 2 years or so I have a healthy smoothie every morning for breakfast and I have avoided any sickness at age 81. I do get the flu shot.

Another homeopathic product for flu prevention is Influenzinum. It is a homeopathic preparation of the same flu strains that are in the current year's flu vaccine (3 strains). According to the homeopathic literature, this product has been used successfully for decades and has been very effective in preventing influenza. I don't know if there have ever been double blind clinical studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of the product. So the reported effectiveness may be more anecdotal.

I have found that a flu product from Boiron company called "Oscillococcinum" has prevented me from getting the flu multiple times. It has to be taken, however, at the first sign of a symptom.
For colds, I have found that "Cold Calm" from the same company, Boiron, has prevented me from getting colds. Again, it must be taken at the first sign of a symptom.

Echinacea halps me if I take it at the first sign of a cold or flu. I prevented getting one several times by taking echinacea when I first feel body ache and/or start sneezing and feel like I am getting sick.

The Life Extension Foundation offers a common cold protocol (http://www.lef.org/protocols/infections/common-cold/page-01). The last page of the 7 page article lists the recommended supplements and gives dosing instructions. It's important to start the protocol at the early onset of symptoms. I used this protocol for eight years and managed to avoid bronchitis which has plagued me since childhood. The protocol was formulated by the founder of Life Extension who claims he has not had a serious cold in 20 years.

Another, simpler protocol involves daily administration of oral Glutathione (Setria form). Glutathione (GSH) is the body's master antioxident and serves to help prevent viruses from attaching to cell walls. Along with GSH (500 mgX2 on an empty stomach) take a lyposomal form of Vit C and a B complex. The person who got me started on this protocol has been on it for years and also claim to not have experienced a serious cold. I have been on the protocol for one year, experiencing only minor sniffles.

I have taken elderberry for years in the winter, and I never get flu even though I never take flu shots.

Ginseng makes my BP go up.